Other Bomfords

Family of Augustin Bomford: US Census Data

Based on facsimile records from Ancestry.com

Three families living in one abode in 'Part of 12th Ward', City of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York State. The other families are those of Eliza Clarke and James Jordon.

Bumford Gus, age 25, labourer, born Ireland [if age 25 is correct, he was b c1845]
Kate, age 25, keeping house, born Ireland
William, age 1, born New York State.

Census 7 June 1880

One family living at 332 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York State.

Bumford Agustus, age 32 [second digit overwritten, not clear; if 32 is correct he was b c1848], engineer, born Brooklyn NY [sic]
Kate, age 30, born Ireland, wife, keep house
William, son, age 11
Harry, age 8
Agustus, age 6
Edward, age 3
Denis, age 11/12

All the children were born in Brooklyn.

Census 6 June 1900

One family living in a rented house at 73 Bush Street, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, Kings County, New York State.

Bomford August, born May 1850, age 51, married 35 years [implyng he married at age 16], engineer, arrived in the USA in 1860, been in USA 40 years, naturalised
Katherine, born Dec 1851, age 48, married 35 years [implying she married at age 13], had 15 children of whom 6 are living, arrived in USA 1856, been in USA 44 years (barely decipherable), not naturalised
William, born Dec 1871, age 28, longshoreman, unemployed for 12 months
Harry, born July 1872, age 27, tramster
August. Jr, born Dec 1874, age 25
Dennis, born Mar 1881, age 19, tramster
Oliver, born Dec1884, age 15, at school
Felix, born Dec 1886, age 13, at school

All members of the family could read and write.

Census of 21 April 1910 (SP email 3 Mar 2012)

One family living in their own house with a mortgage at 67 Bush Street, Bor of Brooklyn, New York

Bumford Agustave, age 62, married 42 years, engineer in the city, on wages
Catherine, aged 69, married 42 years, had 10 children of whom 3 are living
Henry, aged 45, single, laborer, highway dept
Felix, aged 23, single, driver, (unemployed 10 months? can't read heading)

Census of 9 June 1920 (SP email 3 Mar 2012)

One family living in their own house without a mortgage at 67 Bush Street, Brooklyn

Bomford Augustin, aged 75, came to USA 1863, naturalised 1865, own, father's and mother's mother tongue "LE", retired
Catherine, aged 70, came to USA 1860, naturalised (no date), own, father's and mother's mother tongue "LE"
Harry, aged 40, single, laborer at City Bridge

Imputed or stated birth dates, by census

Where imputed from age last birthday, the actual birth date could be up to 12 months earlier.

Census	1870	1880	1900 stated	1900 imputed from age last birthday	1910	1920
Augustin	1845	1848	May 1850	1850	1848	1845
Katherine	1845	1850	Dec 1851	1852	1841	1850
William	1869	1869	Dec 1871	1872
Harry/Henry		1872	July 1872	1873	1865	1880
Agustin Jr		1874	Dec 1874	1875
Denis/Dennis		July 1879	Mar 1881	1881
Oliver			Dec 1884	1885
Felix			Dec 1886	1887	1887

Comments

Augustin's baptism in Ireland is recorded as 18 April 1844 (Parish records)

William had been born by the June 1870 census, so he can't have been born in December 1871 as stated in the 1900 census. Denis was 11 months old at the June 1880 census, so he may not be the same Denis as Denis b 1881 in the June 1900 census.

Imputed marriaged dates

In 1900 they had been married 35 years i.e. in 1865. On that basis, and taking their stated birth dates from the same census, Augustin would have been about 16 and Katherine about 13 when they were married.

In 1910 they had been married 42 years i.e. in 1868, which would fit with the birth of their first child William in 1869 (1870 census).